"Your Majesty, an urgent first-level alert from the Wild Continent of the Netherworld!" the guard reported respectfully.
"Oh?"
"The Ancient Family's headquarters. Zhuangzi the Sage and many Cypress Clan disciples have been captured by an unidentified person from the Ancient Family!" the guard reported.
"Zhuangzi? Captured?" Zhong Shan narrowed his eyes.
"Yes!" the guard answered with utmost respect.
Zhong Shan lightly tapped the Dragon Throne with his finger. He naturally knew how powerful Zhuangzi was. Moreover, Zhuangzi possessed the Nanhua Heavenly Scripture. How could he have been captured?
"Send word to gather the entire process of Zhuangzi's appearance! Also, keep watch on every movement at the Ancient Family's headquarters. Report immediately if anything major happens!" Zhong Shan ordered.
"Yes!" The guard immediately withdrew.
Inside Eternal Life Hall, the assembled officials looked toward Zhong Shan. None of them was unfamiliar with Zhuangzi. After several hundred years, no one could forget the final powerful obstacle to Great Zheng's unification of the Northern Continent.
Although Zhuangzi had once fled in defeat, that alone had demonstrated how formidable he had been.
He had actually been captured—and by an unidentified person?
Since the person was unidentified, it clearly was not Gu Yongheng. Apart from Gu Yongheng, did the Ancient Family possess another powerful existence?
"Report~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~!"
The guard who had left the hall earlier suddenly rushed back again.
"Hm?" Zhong Shan looked toward the guard.
"Your Majesty, another report has arrived from the Ancient Family's headquarters. To the south of the Ancient Family, another powerhouse has come, and he is taking an unyielding attitude toward the Ancient Family!" the guard respectfully reported.
"Oh? Someone else?" Zhong Shan said in a deep voice--
Ancient Family headquarters!
Within the vast area shrouded in black qi around the Family Head's main hall stood a mountain.
At the foot of